Telling my partner I lost my job after 13 years as a nurse's aide

My spouse does not know yet that I was let go as a nurse's aide. I have read a lot of threads here and could not find my exact situation. Bills are coming up and I cannot keep this quiet. How did you handle it?

I told my partner the same evening with a simple plan: what happened, what I was doing and what I needed. It was a relief.